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Classical antiquity2 quotes
Only two things does he anxiously wish for-bread and circuses. — Juvenal · 127The people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now concerns itself no more, and longs eagerly for just two things-bread and circuses! — Juvenal · 127Early Christianity1 quote
The Roman world is falling, yet we hold our heads erect instead of bowing our necks. — St. Jerome · 396